Luangwa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Luangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Luangwa (22) may also be a first name.
Luangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luangwa is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Luangwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luangwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 22 people.
The surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 3,169,984. In Zambia Luangwa is mostly found in: Central Province, where 40 percent live, Luapula Province, where 40 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent live. Beside Zambia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent live.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Luangwa
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